Building and renovating custom homes in one of Bend's most established private golf communities — mature pines, a legendary course, and the city just minutes away.
Explore Central Oregon's premier luxury communities through the eyes of a builder who has spent more than 25 years designing and constructing custom homes throughout the region.
Some Bend communities are still becoming themselves. Broken Top already knows exactly what it is.
Established in 1992 on Bend's west side, Broken Top is the rare private club that has had the decades it takes to mature — tall ponderosas, settled landscaping, and a Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish championship course threading between the pines with the Cascades on the horizon. Where newer communities are still filling in, Broken Top is finished and quiet, a gated neighborhood with the easy confidence that only time provides.
The lifestyle is walkable and unhurried. Members move between the course, the clubhouse and its member-only dining, two pools, tennis and pickleball courts, a fitness center and yoga studio, and miles of neighborhood walking trails — all within a community small enough to feel like a neighborhood and refined enough to feel like a retreat. And because Broken Top sits just minutes from the Old Mill District, the Deschutes River, and downtown Bend, none of it comes at the cost of convenience.
Sunrise Construction builds and renovates custom homes here — and both matter in a community this established. Some clients build new on one of the remaining homesites; many more are drawn to an existing home with great bones and a wonderful lot, ready to be reimagined. We do both with the same care, and with our owner, Chris, personally involved from the first walk-through to the last detail. See how we build →
A custom home builder and renovator serving Broken Top and Bend's established communities.
People choose Broken Top for something you cannot build overnight: a sense of establishment. The trees are grown, the landscaping is mature, the streets are quiet, and the club has had thirty years to become one of the most respected in Central Oregon. For buyers who want the feeling of a settled, timeless neighborhood rather than a brand-new one, few places in Bend compare.
The golf is the heart of it. The Weiskopf and Morrish course is widely regarded as one of the finest in the region, and the club that surrounds it — dining, wellness, tennis and pickleball, pools, and social life — gives the community a rhythm that carries through all four seasons. It is a walkable golf lifestyle, lived among the pines rather than out on the open desert.
Location is the quiet advantage. Broken Top sits on Bend's desirable west side, close to the Deschutes River and the Old Mill District, with downtown minutes away and the road to Mt. Bachelor and the Cascade Lakes right at hand. You get seclusion and a real connection to Bend in the same address.
And in an established community, opportunity often means renovation. Many of Broken Top's homes were built in the community's earlier decades and sit on outstanding lots — mature, private, beautifully positioned — waiting for a thoughtful rejuvenation. Reimagining one of those homes can be the smartest way into the neighborhood, and it is work Sunrise genuinely loves.
The best homes in Broken Top, new or renovated, share one quality: they feel as though they have always belonged. Grounded in the mature landscape, framing the golf and mountain views, and built to last another generation.
Tucked into the pines off Century Drive, minutes from the Old Mill District and the Deschutes River, with downtown Bend close by and Mt. Bachelor up the road to the southwest.
Approximate orientation · Bend's west side
Understanding the community is just as important as understanding the home you will build or renovate within it. These official Broken Top Club resources are the best place to explore its golf, amenities, dining, and membership.
Club information, golf, amenities, and membership are maintained by Broken Top Club, not Sunrise. The official resources below open the source directly. (Image: a Sunrise-built home in Broken Top.)
Broken Top offers two paths in: a homesite to build new, or an existing home to renovate — and both deserve a careful eye before you commit. Whether you're working with a Realtor on a lot or touring a home with great potential, Sunrise is glad to walk the property with you and give you a straight read on what's possible.
For a homesite, we look at golf frontage, privacy, tree coverage, and how the Cascade and course views open up. For an existing home, we look past the finishes to the bones — the structure, the floor plan, and the lot — to see what a rejuvenation could unlock. Knowing the difference before you buy is where a builder's perspective is worth the most.
How the home meets the fairway and frames the Cascades, and where the outdoor living should sit to make the most of both.
The grown ponderosas that give Broken Top lots their seclusion and shade — and how to build or renovate while protecting them.
Reading an older home's structure, plan, and lot to judge what a thoughtful rejuvenation can unlock — before you make an offer.
In an established neighborhood, courtesy is craft. We manage access, timelines, and site cleanliness with real care for neighbors, and protect the mature trees that make the street what it is.
Whole-home rejuvenations are some of our favorite work here — opening plans, updating kitchens and baths, and bringing in more glass and light, all with the craftsmanship of new construction.
Broken Top's architectural review protects a timeless, cohesive feel. We design with it in mind so a new or renovated home reads as though it has always belonged.
Building and renovating within an established community is a particular skill, and it is one Sunrise has spent more than 25 years refining across Bend. We have built and rejuvenated homes in Broken Top, and worked throughout the city's mature, design-reviewed neighborhoods — the kind of settings where craftsmanship, discretion, and respect for the street matter as much as the finished home.
The endorsement we value most comes from the homeowners, architects, and designers who send the next family our way. Our reputation has been built one relationship at a time — because every project is a chance to earn lasting trust, not simply finish another house.
We believe every homeowner should be free to choose the builder who fits their vision. When people choose Sunrise, we treat it as a privilege — and we build like it, from the first conversation through the years of care that follow.
A glimpse of Sunrise craftsmanship inside Broken Top — where clean-lined contemporary design meets the community's mature, timeless setting. More of our Broken Top work will be featured here over time.
Much of the best work in an established community is the kind you don't announce. Over the years we have built and renovated homes in Broken Top, working carefully within its streets and its standards, and often for owners who value their privacy as much as their home.
As more of that work becomes available to share — with photography and the owners' blessing — this section will grow. What stays constant is the approach: craftsmanship, discretion, and homes designed to belong in Broken Top for the long run.
Central Oregon is widely known for its abundant sunshine, low humidity, cool evenings, and four distinct seasons — Bend is often described as seeing roughly 300 days of sunshine a year. Among Broken Top's mature pines, that means bright summers in dappled shade, golden autumns, real winter snow on the course and the Cascades, and long, clear evenings outdoors. It is a climate that rewards a home built to live in every season. Visit Central Oregon ↗
One of Broken Top's quiet luxuries is how central it is. The Deschutes and the Old Mill are minutes away, downtown Bend is a short drive, and the Cascades sit right at the end of Century Drive.
Float or paddle the Deschutes, wander the shops and riverfront of the Old Mill District, and catch a summer show at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater — all just down the hill from Broken Top.
Old Mill District Visit ↗ Hayden Homes Amphitheater Visit ↗ Deschutes River & floating Visit ↗Downtown Bend's restaurants, coffee roasters, and breweries, the shops and farmers market of NorthWest Crossing, and the wildlife and art of the High Desert Museum are all close at hand.
Downtown & the Ale Trail Visit ↗ NorthWest Crossing Visit ↗ High Desert Museum Visit ↗Century Drive runs straight from Broken Top to Mt. Bachelor and the Cascade Lakes, and the Phil's Trail network and Shevlin Park put world-class riding and hiking minutes from home.
Mt. Bachelor & Cascade Lakes Visit ↗ Phil's Trail & mountain biking Visit ↗ Shevlin Park Visit ↗Local recommendations are shared as a courtesy; hours, access, and details are maintained by each organization.
No. Some clients already have an architect, interior designer, or completed plans, while others are starting from the very beginning. Sunrise is flexible enough to meet you wherever you are in the process.
If you're assembling your team, we'll recommend architects whose design philosophy, communication style, and personality are the right fit for your project—not simply the same architect for every home. We believe the relationship between homeowner and architect is just as important as the plans themselves.
One of Sunrise Construction's unique advantages is our in-house interior design team through Sunrise Interiors. Because interior design and construction work together from the beginning, selections, lighting, cabinetry, finishes, budgets, and construction details are coordinated early, creating a smoother building experience and a more cohesive home.
That's perfectly fine. We regularly build homes designed by architects selected by our clients and are equally comfortable joining projects that already have completed construction documents.
Our role is to become a collaborative member of your team—working closely with your architect, interior designer, engineers, consultants, and trades to help move the project from drawings to a beautifully built home.
Whether your plans are just beginning or already permit-ready, Sunrise adapts to your process rather than asking you to adapt to ours.
Yes. Sunrise has built and renovated homes within Broken Top, and we have decades of experience working inside Bend's established, design-reviewed communities. That familiarity — with the neighborhood's character, its architectural review, and the logistics of building among finished homes and mature landscaping — is exactly what a Broken Top project asks for.
Absolutely, and it's some of our favorite work here. Many of Broken Top's homes date to the community's earlier years and are wonderful candidates for a whole-home rejuvenation — opening up floor plans, updating kitchens and baths, refreshing exteriors, and bringing in more glass and light. We approach a renovation with the same craftsmanship as new construction, and with care to respect both the home and the established neighborhood around it.
Earlier than most people expect — ideally before you buy. Whether you're weighing a homesite or an existing home to renovate, bringing us in early lets us assess the opportunity honestly, coordinate with your architect and designer, keep real costs in view, and plan for Broken Top's architectural review before decisions become expensive to change.
Building or renovating among finished homes calls for a lighter touch. Design review protects the community's character, mature trees are worth preserving, and construction has to be managed with real courtesy to neighbors — access, timelines, noise, and site cleanliness all matter more. We plan for all of it from the start so the process is smooth for you and for the street you're joining.
Broken Top is home to a timeless range — mountain, Northwest, and transitional homes, along with beautifully updated contemporary residences. The most successful projects, whether new or renovated, feel at home among the mature pines, frame the Cascade and golf views, and read as though they have always belonged on their lot.
Sunrise builds throughout the region. Explore more guides in the series, with additional communities on the way.
Whether you're building new, still searching for the right home or homesite, or ready to reimagine one you already own, early collaboration leads to better results, smoother approvals, and decisions that pay dividends throughout the entire process.
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